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The negative effects of open-field rice straw burning on the environment and human health are well documented in local and international literature. Farmers have thus been encouraged to refrain from burning rice straw and adopt more environment- and human-friendly rice straw management...
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To address the problem of air pollution in Metro Manila, the study proposes a jeepney buy-back program through which …
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Pollution from power stations is a growing problem in many developing nations. The Philippines is no exception and many … economic costs and benefits are weighed up, there are ways to reduce pollution that make sense for society as a whole. The … significant pollution reductions and bring equally significant health gains. The study also found that the potential economic …
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The study assesses the impact of trade reforms in the Philippines on pollution using computable general equilibrium … (CGE) model simulations. It focuses on the manufacturing industry and its pollution effects and examines whether trade … that trade reform is output augmenting and income improving. The overall impact on pollution is very little. The overall …
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In the Philippines, Lingayen Gulf is one of the main producers of aquaculture. In 1992, the Lingayen Gulf Coastal Area Management Plan (LGCAMP) was formulated to regulate aquaculture industry. Bolinao was one of the municipalities surrounding the Gulf identified to be suited for coastal or...
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the Philippines has looked at the commercial implications of pollution abatement charges to see what impact they are … having on business and to see if it can be made more 'business friendly'. The pollution charge system under assessment is …
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